Javorje - Mala Rodica (via Lepa Suha)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and on to Bohinjska Bistrica and Lake Bohinj. After Laški Rovt you will reach a small crossroads where the road to the left branches off and leads to the starting points of the route to Rodica, mountain pasture Suho, Šijo, Vogel. . . and the Laški Rovt camping area. The dirt road immediately turns into a forest and first climbs past the above-mentioned camping area and then climbs relatively steeply for a few kilometres. After a little less than 6,5 km of macadam, you will reach a slightly larger crossroads where the road to the right branches off towards mountain pasture Storeča raven (the starting point of the route to Vogel). Continue straight on here and after about 50 m of further driving you will reach a left turn where the starting point of the route towards mountain pasture Suha. Park in a suitable place on the roadside.

Path description:
Near the parking lot, on the west side of the torrent, there is a marked footpath leading to mountain pasture Suha. The path initially climbs up the right-hand side of the torrent before joining it. After a few steps along the torrent, the marked path turns to the right and lays completely flat. The gently sloping walk is quickly interrupted by a steep ascent over a relatively steep slope. The steepness then eases a little and the well-marked path then leads up through the dense forest along and along the torrent. A little higher up, the marked path leaves the stream to the left and rejoins it after a few minutes. The path then runs along the right side of the torrent and soon leads us out of the forest onto the vast mountain pasture of Suha.

From mountain pasture continue past the shepherd's hut along the torrent gravel deposit. The path, which is sometimes very faint, turns slightly left at the top of mountain pasture. Further on, the path, which begins to turn slightly to the right, is much easier to follow. After a short climb, pass a hunting lodge, which can be seen on the right.
The path then begins to climb steeply up the slope, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. This increasingly scenic route, however, leads us higher up to the slightly larger cairn, where there is a fork in the trail (straight marked trail to the saddle Čez Suho, left unmarked trail over Lepo Suho).
For the ascent to Mala Rodica I recommend the left path, which will lead us over Lepo Suho. For the first few steps from where we leave the marked path, "our" path is a bit less visible, but then it becomes distinct and easy to follow. The path soon turns to the left and starts to climb cross-slope, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. Higher up, the path leads to an indistinct side ridge, after which it lays down. Next, the path turns to the right and leads us slightly higher into a small but distinct valley (Lepa Suha), which we then climb. The path we are walking on is getting worse and worse, and we soon leave it as we head left up a relatively steep grassy slope straight up (we can also continue along the valley all the way to the waymarked path, but we have to leave it quickly to climb to Mala Rodica). Continue climbing on pathless ground to the top of Mala Rodica, which is reached without any major technical problems after 20 minutes of pathless ascent (from the Lepa Suha valley).
From Mala Rodica you can climb the unmarked trail in 10 minutes to Velika Rodica and then descend along the usual marked trail. Mala Rodica can also be reached by ascending to Velika Rodica and descending to Mala Rodica via the marked trail.
Orientation is difficult in the fog.
Starting point - mountain pasture Suha 1:00, mountain pasture Suha - Mala Rodica 1:20.

On the way: Planina Suha (1385m)

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